News of Massai au Papas ( Dizzie )

News Massai au Papas

Competition results and the progress of Massai au Papas will be posted here on a regular basis.

8th May : Weston Lawns : 1.20m Foxhunter : A nice double clear 4th place today in spite of a fence she was about to jump in the first round collapsing in front of her in the strong winds.

6th May : Weston Lawns : 1.10. Amateur Championship 1st Round Qualifier : Massai was dropped down in height and with a clear and four took the final sixth place qualifying position for the second rounds.

6th May : Weston Lawns : B & C Scope Qualifier ( 1. 25m 1st Round ) Not against the clock :  Not the best from the horse today with an uncharacteristic 12 faults in the first round.

20th April : Welsh Masters1.15m Final :  No luck today as Dizzie had an uncharacteristic four faults in the first round.

18th April : Welsh Masters Foxhunter Final :  Going for a fast time in the jump off Massai caught one fence but still ended up a creditable 12th from the 50 finalists.

17th April : Welsh Masters 1.15m :  No problems with qualifying for the Final with a double clear 12th place from 80 starters.

16th April : Welsh Masters Ladies ( 1.30 m ) :  Having jumped earlier , this competition was one too far and the horse was retired after four fences.

16th April : Welsh Masters Championships : Foxhunter Qualifier : A good double clear 9th place from 56 secured a Final placing for the horse at the first attempt.

11th April : Blue Chip Championships : 1.15m Final :  A very good result as Massai gained her double clear 5th place championship rosette

11th April : Blue Chip Championships : 1.15m Qualifier :  Having already qualified , we used this 2nd qualifier to practice the tight turns required in the final which resulted in a clear plus four.

10th April : Blue Chip Championships : 1.15m Qualifier :  A double clear money winning 12th place put Dizzie into the Finals at her first attempt.

9th April : Blue Chip Championships : 1.20m Open :  A nice double clear saw Dizzie into 14th place from 87 starters.

30th March : Arena UK :  Foxhunter : Tiredness got the better of the horse today as she collected 8 faults in the first round. A pleasing weekend non the less.

29th March : Arena UK :  Foxunter : A pleasing move up to this class. Her clear and four put her just outside of the money with a 9th place from 40 starters.

28th March : Arena UK :  The horse was ' run around ' a 1 meter Amateur Championship Qualifier course to give the new rider a feel for the horse,

Feb 3rd : Arena UK : Winter Novice Championship Qualifier : A competition which in spite of its name was anything but a Novice competition saw 145 horses line up for a 3 round competition starting at 1.10m in the first round. We were pleased therefore , but equally frustrated that in the second round 1.25m course the horse navigated all the more technical fences but came unstuck at one of the more easier uprights. She never the less ended up in a creditable 25th place in a competition that saw only 10 horses into the 3rd round jump off.

Feb 2nd : Arena UK : 1.20m Open : Another four faults saw Dizzie down the order .

Feb 1st : Arena UK : 1.15m Open : Four faults saw the horse well down the order.

January 27th : Field House EC : Blue Chip 'Star'  , No luck today as Dizzie caught the last last fence in the first round.

January 16th : Solihull RC : 1.15m Open , A  good win today for Massai.

January 10th : Solihull RC : 1.15m Open , A clear and four saw the horse into 7th place from 20 others. 

January 7th : Markfield EC : 1.15m Open , A fifth place from fifteen today.

December 23rd : Markfield : Blue Chip 'Star'  , No luck today with four faults in the first round to put Dizzie well down the order.

December 23rd : Markfield : 1.05m Open : A pleasing double clear 5th place from 25 starters.

December 13th : Markfield : Newcomers ( 1.10 ) , A nice double clear win to put her into the Newcomer regional finals later in 2008.